Terms of Use

STANDARD TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT BETWEEN USER AND SHOPPAHERITAGE.com Welcome to the ShopPAHeritage.com website. This website is comprised of various Web pages created, operated and maintained by PA Historical & Museum Commission.

The website is offered to you conditioned on your acceptance without modification of the terms and conditions set forth in these "Standard Terms of Use." If you choose to use this Site, you thereby agree to abide by all such terms and conditions.

ShopPAHeritage.com has established this website for your convenience. The information is not, nor is it intended to be, legal or other professional advice. Visitors to this and other sites sponsored by ShopPAHeritage.com should not act or rely upon information contained in these materials without specifically seeking professional advice.

MODIFICATION OF THESE TERMS OF USE ShopPAHeritage.com reserves the right at any time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, this or any other website or to change the terms and conditions under which the website is offered, with or without notice. You agree to be responsible for regularly reviewing these terms and conditions. In addition, you agree that the Commonwealth, ShopPAHeritage.com, its agencies, departments, officials and employees are not liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuance of this or any other website. The information on this or any other Commonwealth site is subject to change without notice.

PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE LIMITATION This site is for your personal and non-commercial use and is designed solely for the purpose of providing access to ShopPAHeritage.com services. You may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, or create derivative works from, transfer, or sell any information, software, products, or services obtained from this or any other ShopPAHeritage.com site, unless the particular site specifically provides otherwise.

The posting of e-mail addresses on this or any other ShopPAHeritage.com site is not to be construed as, and does not constitute, consent to use of them by any seller of services, any compiler of mailing lists, or any other non-authorized use without prior written approval by ShopPAHeritage.com.

LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES This site may contain links to other websites. Because ShopPAHeritage.com has no control over such sites and resources, you acknowledge and agree that ShopPAHeritage.com is not responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources, and does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available from such sites or resources. You further acknowledge and agree that ShopPAHeritage.com shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance upon any such content, goods or services available on or through any such site or resource. In addition, ShopPAHeritage.com is not responsible for any link contained in a linked website, any changes or updates to a linked website or for webcasting or any other form of transmission received from any such site. ShopPAHeritage.com is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by ShopPAHeritage.com of the site or any association with its operators.

NO UNLAWFUL OR PROHIBITED USE As a condition of your use of this site, you warrant to ShopPAHeritage.com that you will not use the site for any purpose that is unlawful under any state, federal or local law or prohibited by these terms and conditions. You may not use the site in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair this or any other ShopPAHeritage.com site or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of this or any other Commonwealth site. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through this or any other ShopPAHeritage.com site.

Anyone using this system consents to monitoring by system, security or law enforcement personnel. ShopPAHeritage.com reserves the right to restrict or remove any and all users or content that the Commonwealth determines, in its sole discretion, is harmful to its systems, network, reputation, good will, other users, or any third party.

SOFTWARE AVAILABLE ON COMMONWEALTH WEB SITES Software (if any) that is made available to download from this or any other Commonwealth site is the copyrighted work of the designated copyright owner. Your use of the software is governed by the terms of the end user license agreement, if any, which accompanies or is included with the software ("License Agreement"). You may not install or use any software that is accompanied by or includes a License Agreement unless you first agree to the License Agreement terms. Any reproduction or redistribution of the software is expressly prohibited by law, and may result in severe civil and criminal penalties. Violators will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, COPYING OR REPRODUCTION OF THE SOFTWARE TO ANY OTHER SERVER OR LOCATION FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR REDISTRIBUTION IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED. THE SOFTWARE IS WARRANTED, IF AT ALL, ONLY ACCORDING TO THE TERMS OF THE LICENSE AGREEMENT. You acknowledge that the software, and any accompanying documentation and/or technical information, is subject to applicable export control laws and regulations of the USA. You agree not to export or re-export the software, directly or indirectly, to any countries that are subject to USA export restrictions.

INDEMNITY You shall be responsible for and agree to indemnify and hold harmless, ShopPAHeritage.com, the Commonwealth, its agencies, departments, officials, agents and employees from any losses, damages, expenses, claims, demands, suits, or actions, including reasonable attorneys' fees made by any third party due to or arising from your use of this site, information obtained from the site, information which you provided to the site, your connection to the site, your violation of these terms and conditions, or your violation of any rights of another.

LIABILITY DISCLAIMER THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES INCLUDED IN OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS OR ANY OTHER COMMONWEALTH SITE MAY INCLUDE INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY MADE TO THE INFORMATION HEREIN. THE COMMONWEALTH MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO AND/OR CHANGES IN THESE SITES AT ANY TIME. INFORMATION RECEIVED ON OR THROUGH THESE SITES SHOULD NOT BE RELIED UPON FOR PERSONAL, MEDICAL, LEGAL OR FINANCIAL DECISIONS AND YOU SHOULD CONSULT AN APPROPRIATE PROFESSIONAL FOR SPECIFIC ADVICE TAILORED TO YOUR SITUATION.

THE COMMONWEALTH MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY, RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, TIMELINESS, AND ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS CONTAINED ON THIS OR ANY OTHER COMMONWEALTH SITE FOR ANY PURPOSE. ALL SUCH INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. THE COMMONWEALTH HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THIS INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

THE COMMONWEALTH IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES, INCLUDING ATTORNEYS FEES, WHATSOEVER. SUCH DAMAGES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE COMMONWEALTH SITES, ARISING FROM DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THE COMMONWEALTH SITES OR RELATED SERVICES, RELATED TO THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES, OR RESULTING FROM ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS OBTAINED THROUGH THIS OR ANY OTHER COMMONWEALTH SITE, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS OR ANY OTHER COMMONWEALTH SITE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF THE SITE, OR WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THIS SITE.

LAW This agreement is governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, U.S.A. You hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of appropriate Pennsylvania court in all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of this site. The Commonwealth's performance of this agreement is subject to existing laws and legal process, and nothing contained in this agreement is in derogation of the Commonwealth's right to comply with governmental, court and law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of the site or information provided to or gathered by the Commonwealth with respect to such use. If any part of this agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set forth above, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of the agreement shall continue in effect. Unless otherwise specified herein, this agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and the Commonwealth with respect to this site and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications, whether electronic, oral or written, between you and the Commonwealth with respect to the site. A printed version of this agreement and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.

COPYRIGHT NOTICE: All information available from this service may be protected under the United States and foreign copyright laws. Permission to reproduce may be required. The Commonwealth retains all rights to the information provided by this service, including, but not limited to, the right of distribution.

PRIVACY POLICY You should be aware that certain information, including information which you supply to an agency in an interactive site, may be collected and retained by the Commonwealth. The maintenance, use and disclosure of this information is governed by the Commonwealth's Website Privacy Policy.